page_title: Shades of cyan
section_title: Moonstone
hierarchical_section_title: Shades of cyan / Additional variations of cyan / Moonstone
caption_attribution_description: Nederlands: Maansteen 27mm lang gekocht in Sri Lanka in 2006English: Moonstone 27mm long from the mine at Meetiyagoda in Sri Lanka
context_page_description: The color cyan, a greenish-blue, has notable tints and shades. It is one of the subtractive primary colors- cyan, magenta, and yellow.
  The first recorded use of cyan blue as a color name was in 1879.
context_section_description: Displayed at right is the color moonstone.
  
  It was formulated by Crayola in 1994 as part of their Gem Tones range of crayons. It is a slightly dark shade of cyan that is reminiscent of the bluish-green glow of some moonstones.
caption: A moonstone
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